We could not have asked for a more beautiful day to explore Philadelphia. We headed in first thing in the morning, and thanks to Jenn's advice, we were able to walk right in to see the Liberty Bell.
After viewing the Liberty Bell, we walked across the street for our guided tour of Independence Hall. It was really fascinating to see and learn more about where our country began.
Listening to our tour guide as he told us about this room where the Second Continental Congress met to write our Declaration of Independence.
When the tour was over, we decided to take a 30 minute carriage ride around historic Philadelphia and Society Hill. It was a wonderful, interesting and fact-filled ride. So glad we did this!
The girls were on a mission during our time in Philly. We stopped by an information desk on our way in, and the park ranger gave each girl a book with tasks in it. Mia's tasks included things like connect the dots and matching pictures. Lily's tasks were word search and drawings. They were also required to go on a guided tour which we did with Independence Hall. They were so excited to go back to the ranger to receive badges and be sworn in as Junior Park Rangers!
After our morning exploring Philly, we met up with Michael and Jenn at the Reading Terminal Market to enjoy lunch together. After lunch, the four of us went to Adventure Aquarium. It sits right on the Delaware River.
A couple of the cool exhibits.
We loved this huge tank. We watched a show with a couple of divers which was neat.
It was fun to watch the penguins on Penguin Island!
Fun in the kids' exhibits.
I was amazed at the gigantic hippos!
We loved our day in Philadelphia!
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